Ally McBeal: A Very Ally ChristmasAlbumGenre: SoundtracksDescription: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Ally McBeal - Ally McBeal : A Very Ally Christmas AMAZON Ally McBeal has dominated television for three years so why not a Christmas album for the fans who number 20 million or more? Truth be told this is really a Vonda Shepard record (she is Ally's TV singing voice) with a little help from the McBeal cast including Ally (Calista Flockhart) who successfully tries on Eartha Kitt's silly sassy and seductive Santa Baby. With 14 tracks and Macy Gray's distinctive Winter Wonderland included the album covers lots of turf as Shephard and company cover hymns and carols that are sparsely arranged and appealing for their soulful simplicity. Shephard's soprano talent continues to reveal its many riches: here is a singer who is at home in a gut-bucket blues tune such as Please Come Home for Christmas or joyfully Broadway swinging on The Man with the Bag. Additional surprises include Robert Downey Jr's duet with the versatile songbird on White Christmas and Joni Mitchell's River. Recommended. --Martin Keller
